Abstract
Lanthanide-based extended coordination frameworks showing photocontrolled single-molecule magnet (SMM) behavior were prepared by combining highly anisotropic DyIIIand HoIIIions with the carboxylato-functionalized photochromic molecule 1,2-bis(5-carboxyl-2-methyl-3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (H2dae), which acts as a bridging ligand. As a result, two new compounds of the general formula [{LnIII2(dae)3(DMSO)3(MeOH)}⋅10 MeOH]n(M=Dy for 1 a and Ho for 2) and two additional pseudo-polymorphs [{DyIII2(dae)3(DMSO)3(H2O)}⋅x MeOH]n(1 b) and [{DyIII2(dae)3(DMSO)3(DMSO)}⋅x MeOH]n(1 c) were obtained. All four compounds have 2D coordination-layer topologies, in which carboxylate-bridged Ln2units are linked together by dae2−anions into grid-like frameworks. All four compounds exhibited a strong reversible photochromic response to UV/Vis light. Moreover, both 1 a and 2 show field-induced SMM behavior. The slow magnetic relaxation of 1 a is influenced by the photoisomerization reaction leading to the observation of the cross-effect: photocontrolled SMM behavior.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12502-12513 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 39 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Sept 22 |
Keywords
- lanthanides
- layered compounds
- magnetic properties
- photochromism
- single-molecule magnets